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New Zealand international Jarrod Smith broke the Big East record for goals and points in a season in conference play when he scored twice after intermission in No. 8 West Virginia's 2-0 win Georgetown. Smith's 12 goals broke Seton HallÆs Michael Magarinos' record of 11 goals set in 1995. Smith also broke the Big East […]

Virginia Tech showed that it should not be forgotten as the Hokies crushed No. 7 Clemson, 5-2, in Blacksburg on Saturday night. Ghanaian star Patrick Nyarko put Tech ahead with two first-half goals. Brent Dillie made it 3-0 early in the second half before Mark Buchholz put the Tigers on the board from the penalty […]

Central Florida held No. 1 SMU to a 2-2 tie Saturday night in Conference USA action. SMU had allowed only three first-half goals in 14 games, but UCF jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by sophomore Mike Mattson with a low 25-yard shot in the 14th minute and junior James Georgeff on a […]

Wake Forest beat its second ranked team on the road this week with a 1-0 win over No. 3 North Carolina on Friday night. Julian Valentin's goal in the 19th minute proved to be the game-winner as the fifth-ranked Demon Deacons stretched their unbeaten streak at Fetzer Field to 11 matches dating back to the […]

Charlie Davies showed why he just might be the best player in college soccer, scoring Boston CollegeÆs first two goals and assisted on the third as the Eagles upset the No. 2 Maryland, 3-1, Friday night before 6,214 fans, the second-largest crowd ever at Ludwig Field. Davies, the ACC leader in goals and points entering […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Oct. 13 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL MenÆs College STANFORD-WASHINGTON (live), 8 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Sudamericana BOCA JUNIORS-NACIONAL, Round of 16, 2nd Leg (delay), 2:30 am. GOL TV Germany MAINZ-AACHEN (live), 2:25 […]

With an 11-week regular season, it's rare to get a week off in college soccer, but that's what has turned around Denver's season. Since skipping the weekend of Sept. 22-23, the Pioneers have been on a roll, winning four MPSF games, all by shutouts, and moving into the Soccer America Men's Top 25. The streak […]

For the second year in a row, Boston College defender Laura Georges is among 20 players nominated for the FIFA World Women's Player of the Year award. Georges, who has split time between the Eagles and France's women's national team, is considered one of the best defenders in the world. The BC senior played for […]

Goals by Yael Averbuch and Heather O'Reilly in the final 10 minutes propelled No. 2 North Carolina past Boston College, 3-1, on Thursday night at Fetzer Field for its 15th win in a row. Carolina went ahead in the 10th minute, but the Eagles came back to tie the score 36 seconds later on freshman […]

Freddy Adu didn't score in his first game as captain of a U.S. national team, but he didn't need to as the U.S. U-20 national team crushed Haiti's U-23s, 5-1, on Wednesday night in Sunrise, Fla. Michael Bradley, Miguel Gonzalez, Johann Smith and Tim Ward all scored in the first half as the U-20s took […]

ENGLAND. Reading, tied for fourth place only three points behind leaders Chelsea and United, is the surprise of the EPL season. In their previous home game, the Royals, who start Americans Marcus Hahnemann and Bobby Convey, tied Manchester United, 1-1. On Saturday evening, defending EPL champion Chelsea visits the Madejski Stadium (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, […]

By Ridge Mahoney MEADOWLANDS MUST-WIN. ''It's Bruce, it's on turf, Tony's in goal again, it's got all the makings of all the headlines you could want going into a final match of the season.'' Josh Wolff may not have it exactly right, but surely the elements are in place for the Meadowlands to be buzzing […]

Ukrainian-American Dmitry Piterman, the president of Spanish club Alaves, has acquired a USL First Division franchise that will begin play in the 2007 season. California Victory derives its nickname from Alaves' home city of Vitoria, the capital city of the province of Alava in the Basque country of Spain. The club will play out of […]

Referee Daniel Salazar has been suspended for three games by the Ecuadoran federation for allowing LDU to score a 89th-minute game-winning goal with two balls on the field. After Deportivo Quito keeper Daniel Viteri saved an LDU shot he held on to the ball as he crossed the line for a corner kick. He kept […]

The NCAA announced its Division I WomenÆs Soccer 25th Anniversary Team, picked to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the NCAA's sponsorship of women's championships. North Carolina, winner of 16 of the first 24 NCAA women's soccer championships, dominated the team with six players on the 11-player team. In addition, UNC coach Anson Dorrance was selected […]

Men's Nominees: Adriano (Brazil), Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Petr Cech (Czech Republic), Deco (Portugal), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Michael Essien (Ghana), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Luis Figo (Portugal), Gennaro Gattuso (Italy), Steven Gerrard (England), Thierry Henry (France), Kaka (Brazil), Miroslav Klose (Germany), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Frank Lampard (England), […]

Retired Zinedine Zidane is among the 30 players nominated for the 2006 FIFA World Men's Player of the Year  award, despite his headbutt into the chest of Italian Marco Materazzi that resulted him being sent off late in the World Cup final, the last game of his career. Zidane won the adidas Golden Ball as […]

Rumors resurfacing about David Beckham coming to MLS. Another English Premier League team eyeing Clint Dempsey. Troubled striker Eddie Johnson suspended a few days before Kansas City plays its playoff play-in game against the New York Red Bulls. … There's been a lot of buzz about MLS in the final week of its regular season. […]

Virginia coach George Gelnovatch called his team's ACC clash with No. 2 Maryland Wednesday night a must-win game, and the No. 6 Cavaliers responded with a 3-0 victory to end the Terrapins' seven-game unbeaten streak. German Yannick Reyering showed why he is one of the most dangerous targetmen in the country by scoring once and […]

Florida State won't be returning to the Women's College Cup if it continues to misfire. The No. 3 Seminoles have scored only five goals in their last five games, and they have scored as many as three goals only once, back on Sept. 3 against Loyola (Md.). FSU's problems in front of the net continued […]

The NCAA has released its mid-season RPI for NCAA Division I men's teams. The RPI — Ratings Percentage Index — is the most important of the criteria it uses to determine the 48-team field for the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament. The RPI is a mathematical formula designed to objectively compare results and strength of […]

The U.S. U-17 boys national team defeated Peru, 1-0, Tuesday night, 1-0, to advance to the final of the Torneo Internacional Sub-17 in San Luis, Argentina. Jared Jeffrey converted a penalty kick in the 67th minute to give the USA the victory in the second game on its month-long stay in Uruguay and Argentina. Argentina […]

England coach Steve McClaren came under fire after England fell to Croatia, 2-0, in yet another dismal showing in Euro 2008 qualifying. The result left England tied with Croatia, Israel and Macedonia for first place in Group E with seven points — Croatia and Israel (along with Russia two points behind) have a game in […]

There aren't many ACC women's soccer matches of scant importance, not when North Carolina and Florida State are locks to be highly ranked by the NCAA tournament selection committee and the other nine conference members are just hoping to get a bid. The Wake Forest-Duke tussle on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel) in […]

The U.S. U-17 boys national team defeated Peru, 1-0, Tuesday night, 1-0, to advance to the final of the Torneo Internacional Sub-17 in San Luis, Argentina. Jared Jeffrey converted a penalty kick in the 67th minute to give the USA the victory in the second game on its month-long stay in Uruguay and Argentina. Argentina […]